Person GND

Name

Lepsius, Prof. Karl Richard (23.12.1810 - 10.07.1884)

Philologist and egyptologist.

Lepsius took part in expeditions to Egypt, and was head of teh famous Prussian expedition of 1842 to 1845. In 1855 Lepsius became director of the Egytian Museum. 

Puchased by Prof Lepius in Egypt for the Münzkabinett Berlin in 1845, donation to the Münzkabinett Berlin in 1850.

Lit.: P. Berghaus et al., Der Archäologe. Katalog zur Ausstellung (1984) p. 329 no. 170.

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GND

https://d-nb.info/gnd/118727699 GND

VIAF

http://viaf.org/viaf/66554760 nomisma

Wikipedia [de]

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Richard_Lepsius nomisma

Wikipedia [en]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Richard_Lepsius nomisma

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77231

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